Muthanna el-Yusuf

Muthanna el-Yusuf (1985-2016) was a Syrian commander of the Islamic State, leading several ISIL troops during the fighting in northern Aleppo Governorate during the Syrian Civil War.

Biography
Muthanna el-Yusuf was born in Deir ez-Zor, Syria in 1985, and he came from a Sunni Muslim family. el-Yusuf was an electrician before joining the jihad in Iraq during the 2000s, fighting for al-Qaeda in Iraq against the United States during the Iraq War. el-Yusuf would return to Syria when AQI, now known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, extended its operations to Syria in 2013. el-Yusuf became a commander for the group, leading several fighters in the defense of northern Aleppo Governorate during the Syrian Arab Army's "Operation Sayf al-Amal". el-Yusuf was killed in the heavy fighting with the Syrian military.